Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Mira Climbing Rat

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Tylomys mirae

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Mira Climbing Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Mira Climbing Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Echimyidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Tylomys
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Tylomys mirae

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Mira Climbing Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Mira Climbing Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Mira Climbing Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Mira Climbing Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

The Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat (Pattonomys carrikeri) is a species in the genus Pattonomys. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.